Need a gift for someone who has left his heart in San Francisco? How about a nugget of the Golden Gate Bridge?

Rick Bulan has repurposed the bridge’s original pedestrian handrails installed in 1937 (and removed in 1993) into affordable and unique jewelry.

His company, Golden Gate Design and Furniture Co., has been fashioning pieces of the handrail into home furnishings and accessories for a number of years, but these clever pieces are much more portable and giveable.

The steel from the bridge has been repainted in the signature color, international orange, and encased in a filigree silver- or copper-plated heart.

Pendants, with chain or choker, cost $35 and earrings or cufflinks cost $49.

They can be purchased in San Francisco at Local Take at either 1371 Ninth Ave. (415-664-4422) or 3979 17th St. (415-556-5300), at San Francisco Mercantile at 1698 Haight St. (415-757-0677) or online at goldengatefurniture.com.

Getting RealReal

If you’re a fan of the RealReal, the popular online luxury consignment site, you can now shop in person at its pop-up shop in Union Square in San Francisco that opened just for the holidays and will close Dec. 31.

Here, you’ll find authenticated, preowned brands such as Chanel, Hermes, Tiffany, Cartier, Yves Saint Laurent and Prada and merchandise that ranges from men and women’s apparel, handbags, accessories, fine jewelry and watches to home furnishings, décor and fine art, all at pretty good prices.

If you want to consign luxury goods you own but aren’t using, bring them with you to the pop-up shop you can talk to a gemologist or other authentication specialists who will be on hand to answer questions.

Otherwise, you will still be able to book an appointment at the site’s San Francisco consignment office at 55 Francisco St. any time by phone or online.

The RealReal San Francisco Pop-Up shop is at 222 Stockton St. in San Francisco. It is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Christmas Eve and closed Christmas. Call 844-818-7325 or go to therealreal.com.

Furnishings for less

If you love Room & Board merchandise, you’ll love shopping its clearance event online or at its San Francisco store starting Dec. 26.

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Furniture and accessories will be discounted 20 to 50 percent. You can take a look at the clearance inventory at roomandboard.com/clearance.

If you’d rather wait for newly introduced furnishings and accessories, go to Room & Board’s open house from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 20 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 21. There will be refreshments and a raffle to win a $1,000 gift certificate.

Room & Board is at 685 Seventh St. in San Francisco. Showroom hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. Call 415-252-9280 or go to roomandboard.com.

Abode Marin sale

Look for another sale on Jan. 2 when Abode Marin, a full service interior design company and home furnishings showroom, reduces prices off floor sample pieces, gifts and accessories up to 50 percent for January. Custom orders will also be 20 percent off regular prices.

This is a great place for designing your own custom pillows by mixing and matching fabrics and coordinating pretty welting.

Abode Marin opened in 2016 and, according to owner Julia Robberts, specializes in good quality, transitional to contemporary upholstery and casework and emphasizes products that are made in America.

Coffee table books and decorative accessories such as bookends, candles, and diffusers are on sale through 5 p.m. Saturday.

Abode Marin, at 1177 Magnolia Ave. in Larkspur, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Call 415-448-5536 or go to abodemarin.com.

Don’t-miss events

• Learn how to “Create a Colorful Indoor Planter” using orchids and bromeliads with the help of Sloat Garden Center designers and then take it home at 10 a.m. Jan. 14 at 401 Miller Ave. in Mill Valley (415-388-0365) or 1 p.m. Jan. 14 at 700 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in Kentfield (415-454-0262). The workshop is $75 for members or $85; fee includes all materials. Go to sloatgardens.com.

• Get the best tips on pruning and planting roses from 9 to 10 a.m. Jan. 6 at Armstrong Garden Centers at 1430 S. Novato Blvd. in Novato. For details, call 415-878-0493 or go to armstronggarden.com. Admission is free.

PJ Bremier writes on home, garden, design and entertaining topics every Saturday and also on her blog at DesignSwirl.co. She may be contacted at P.O. Box 412, Kentfield 94914, or at pj@pjbremier.com.